It's the last edition for the season for where we're going this week. Assuming next week anybody who's going to football games will be at Sun Devil Stadium (unless Arcadia beats Yuma Catholic, which will send Cody down to Tucson).
On Friday, I'm taking my first trip to Higley to see the Knights against Apollo in a marquee running back matchup. The Knights moved up from 4A in 2018, but I've only seen them either on the road or playing for a championship (which they did last year). Saw Apollo earlier this season and it was the only blowout I've seen all year as the Hawks ruined Goldwater's Homecoming, 52-7. Adam Mohammed (Apollo) went over the 2,000-yard mark for the season last week and Daxen Hall (1,881) could get there this week.
Saturday, I'll be at Mountain Ridge as I'm probably one of the few people that see games throughout the state each week that hasn't seen Liberty play. The Lions will be taking on Highland at the same site where they suffered their 3rd straight gutwrenching semifinal defeat. Will this be the year Navi Bruzon & Co. get over the hump? I saw Highland finish out the regular season with a 12-0 shutout over Desert Ridge. The Hawks haven't allowed more than 21 points in a game since their last loss, which was back on Sept. 22 against Chandler (24-22). Could this be a game similar to the 2018 classic that the Hawks won 15-12?
On Friday, I'm taking my first trip to Higley to see the Knights against Apollo in a marquee running back matchup. The Knights moved up from 4A in 2018, but I've only seen them either on the road or playing for a championship (which they did last year). Saw Apollo earlier this season and it was the only blowout I've seen all year as the Hawks ruined Goldwater's Homecoming, 52-7. Adam Mohammed (Apollo) went over the 2,000-yard mark for the season last week and Daxen Hall (1,881) could get there this week.
Saturday, I'll be at Mountain Ridge as I'm probably one of the few people that see games throughout the state each week that hasn't seen Liberty play. The Lions will be taking on Highland at the same site where they suffered their 3rd straight gutwrenching semifinal defeat. Will this be the year Navi Bruzon & Co. get over the hump? I saw Highland finish out the regular season with a 12-0 shutout over Desert Ridge. The Hawks haven't allowed more than 21 points in a game since their last loss, which was back on Sept. 22 against Chandler (24-22). Could this be a game similar to the 2018 classic that the Hawks won 15-12?
